How to Talk to Your Anorexic Daughters:They May Have Correctable Health Imbalances

Of course, all cases are different, but for the most part, anorexic girls are known to be the more highly motivated, talented, intelligent Caucasian adolescents, from higher income level families who have come to expect perfection. However, your individual anorexic daughter needs you to look into what unique characteristics have led to this imbalance. Genetics influence the development of Anorexia. Half the risk of developing anorexia eating disorder may be inherited. While being this sort of daughter in this sort of family and genetics may predispose her to being very careful about how she looks, health problems may be changing her body shape in ways that are causing your daughter to try to compensate by going into Anorexia Nervosa, in which she starves herself unduly. 

If the Anorexia Nervosa is not too severe, your daughter may be at least saving herself from overeating unhealthy foods, may be overdoing her thinness only to the point of eccentric beauty. If she has a mild case, don’t over react. What looks like Anorexia Nervosa may simply be your daughter’s desire or natural propensity for slenderness. If she skips meals, rebels against eating all you cook for meals, counts calories, and works out often, she may be just healthy, and chosing a different relationship to her body than you have. If this is possibly all it is, you may want to avoid bringing up the topic in any dramatic way. But if you can, just casually rap with her about it, talking about your own feelings as well as hers.